Credit Guidelines

For credit to be applied toward the degree it must be recognized and recorded by the Registrar's Office. It is the student's responsibility to make certain that all approved credits appear on her transcript.

Prematriculation Credit

Advanced Placement Exam(Score of 4 or 5)

EGR Requirement Satisfied

Calculus AB

MTH 111

Calculus BC

MTH 111 & 112

Chemistry

CHM 111

Physics B

None

Physics C: Mechanics

PHY 117

Physics C: E&M

PHY 118

Statistics

None

International Baccalaureate Higher Level Exam (Score of 5, 6 or 7)

EGR Requirement Satisfied

Chemistry

CHM 111

Mathematics

MTH 111 & 112

Physics

PHY 117 & 118

International Cambridge A Level Exam
(Score of A or B)

EGR Requirement Satisfied

Chemistry

CHM 111

Mathematics

MTH 111 & 112

Physics

PHY 117 & 118

Transfer Credits

Students who take couses at other institutions for summer school, junior year away, Five College study must meet with their advisers and obtain approval for these courses prior to taking them.

Technical Electives

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) Grading Option

Within the 128 credits required by Smith College, a maximum of 16 credits (Smith College or other Five-College) may be taken S/U. A student is permitted to take engineering major requirements S/U but should only do so after careful consultation with her academic adviser.